Sign up to The Irish Times Archive (1859 - 2008)My Account »

Tue 08 Aug 2003ESRI finds transition year students get better gradesStudents who do transition year secure much better grades in the Leaving Cert exam than those who do not, according to an unpublished ESRI report.The finding contradicts the view among many parents that the programme is a wasted year in which students lose the habit of studying.